JAMB - Chemistry (2002 - No. 23)
The gas that gives brown colouration in brown ring test is
NO
CO2
NO2
CO
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In the brown ring test, nitric oxide (NO) is produced when acidified iron (II) sulphate reacts with dilute nitric acid. The nitric oxide then reacts with iron (II) to form a complex ion, which creates a brown ring at the junction of the two liquids.